opportunity to see that their efforts are being appreciated beyond their immediate reach. you have to blend this idea of community network with computer equipment with training and with support. we can pull all that together, then we ve got it. it s as much about social and economic justice in fact it s more about social and economic justice than justst good evening. welcome to our mission they can on my way mission campus. on my way over here, i heard that steve jobs died today. he was a good friend to the region, the area. i thought it would be nice to have a moment of silence to recognize him and honor what he gave the world. on behalf of ucsf, i would like to welcome you all here. this is our mission day campus that former formally opened in 2003. we are proud to be co-host in tonight s forum. we want to thank the beat. i want to thank our moderator. and i want to also thank our journalists panel. [reads names] thank you for donating your time tonight. in 2014
before mission bay was opened, it was over 1% in the bay area. today it is over 6%. coincidentally, that was the year that apple computer was founded. many of you have noticed the current construction under way across the street. that will be home to our new cancer women and children s hospital expected to open in 2014. we will have two hospitals. as i said, we are an integral part of the city. we love the city. it has been part of the very fabric of ucsf for years. it is with great pride that i welcome the candidates. with that, i would like to introduce the president of the san francisco beat of voters, patricia mcgovern. [applause] good evening. welcome. my name is patricia mcgovern. we are dedicated to the active and informed participation of all citizens and government. we take stands on issues. our work is made possible by its members and volunteers. for more information, visit our website. for further information about candidates and election issues, visit the web si
in our first floor exhibition space, we have an exhibition on the work of charlotte sullivan. she was a young artist in berlin. the nazis came into power. her parents sent her to the south of france to live with her grandparents. she put herself in a room for about 18 months and created 1200 small paintings telling her life story through a kind of reflection. it is another example of the way we try to bring a wide range of art and experiences to our public. we want them to find something meaningful to them. your institution has been in this neighborhood for three years. how do you like the neighborhood? this is the best neighborhood. we are the luckiest city in the world to have this kind of cultural district, to have so many museums and cultural institutions. the center of our tourist life is here because this is where the convention center is. people from near and far can be introduced to the richness of the bay area. it is so wonderful and unique. the city thanks you
we are proud to be co-host in tonight s forum. we want to thank the beat. i want to thank our moderator. and i want to also thank our journalists panel. [reads names] thank you for donating your time tonight. in 2014, we will celebrate 115 years in san francisco. we are the second largest employer in san francisco, with nearly 23,000 employees, nearly half of whom live throughout the district. we are about 6% of total city employment. that is no more than the entire financial services industry. san francisco is, needless to say, invested in who the next mayor will be. one of our largest and most successful partnerships is with san francisco general hospital. we partner with the city for doctors in health-care providers at san francisco general here general. we also partner with the school district to support quality science education. we touch about 90% of the schools in the city. finally, the campus here has blossomed into a vibrant campus. before mission bay was opened, i
slavery. the number of students were expressing unease around some of the themes. the additional mural would be placed in the school, one with more positive representation of the student body. in 1974, they completed three panels that were placed in the library in the lobby. they depict native, latino, asian american, and african- american heritage and culture. that artist was talking about the history coming alive. that is what we want for the students here. i also think they might share that with past alumni and the community, so they could no the treasure that we have here in the schools. many people have the same experience i did when i first walked into this building three years ago, being the new principal. the grandeur of these murals is fantastic. many of the students who have come here have come here and are very proud of these murals. they re so happy that they re still here and are being preserved. to learn more about the civic art collection, visit good ev